Tunisia - Anti-government protests and the fall of President Ben Ali

Описание: (26 Jan 2011)
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Tunisia - Tension
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Tunis - 13 January 2011
1. Wide of billboard with image of Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
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Tunisia - Tear gas fired at protesters outside Tunisian Interior Ministry
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Tunis - 14 January 2011
2. Demonstrators facing riot police, tear gas being fired
3. Wide shot demonstrators throwing missiles and jeering at police
4. Mid shot police firing tear gas
5. Demonstrator on the ground being beaten with batons by police
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Tunisia - President's private residence looted after he flees country
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Hammamet - 15 Jan 2011
6. Wide of house belonging to the family of ousted Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's, blackened facade, people wandering around it
7. People wandering around inside house, many of the rooms' walls are blackened from fire
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Tunisia - Anti govt protests, banned books on sale, family of dead protester
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Tunis - 21 January 2011
8. Pan over protesters chanting and waving their arms in the air
9. Wide exterior of Defence Ministry, Tunisian flag flying at half mast
10. Protesters come up against police line guarding the Prime Minister's office
11. Police officer being lifted on the shoulders of a demonstrator, zoom in on officer chanting
12. Another police officer apparently joining protest, being cheered by the crowd being kissed by a protester
Sidi Bouzid - 20 January 2011
13. Family at Mohamed Bouazizi's grave; tilt down
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Tunisia - Dramatic pix of clashes, tear gas, police van attacked, injured
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Tunis - 26 Jan 2011
14. Long continuous shot of protesters attacking police van, before it drives away
15. Various of protesters fleeing tear gas in street
STORYLINE:
On January 14th 2011 Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali resigned after 23 tears in power and fled to Saudi Arabia. This was a direct result of protests in the country which began in December 2011 when a street vendor, Mohammed Bouazizi set fire to himself in protest to harassment by a municipal officer. His act seemed to incite riots throughout Tunisia in protest of political and social issues in the country. The demonstrators protested about high unemployment, inflation, the lack of freedom of speech and political corruption. Within 28 days of Bouazizi's actions President Ben Ali had fled the country.
On Ben Ali's departure a state of emergency was declared and a caretaker coalition government was created.

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